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'''Mahendra Mountains''' | {{More sources needed|date=February 2024}} | ||
The '''Mahendra Mountains''' are a mountain range described in the epics [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]]. They are identified{{by whom|date=February 2024}} as part of the [[Eastern Ghats]], specifically within the states of [[Odisha, India|Odisha]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. They are the place where Bhargava Rama, or [[Parashurama]], spends his days of life, as he is one of the ''chiranjeevi'', meaning he has life up to ''[[pralaya]]''. The mountains were visited by [[Arjuna]] as part of his pilgrimage. | |||
It is said that Lord Parshurama did penance here, and will do so until the end of [[Kali Yuga]]. | |||
The ''[[Sahyadrikhanda]]'' identifies the [[Sahyadri]] mountains as Mount Mahendra, where Parashurama performed his penances.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rosalind O'Hanlon |title=Performance in a World of Paper: Puranic Histories and Social communication in Early Modern India |year=2013 |journal=Past and Present |issue=219 |publisher=Oxford University Press / The Past and Present Society |jstor=24543602 |page=103 }}</ref> | |||
==Mahendragiri== | ==Mahendragiri== | ||
{{main|Mahendragiri, Odisha}} | {{main|Mahendragiri, Odisha}} | ||
The [[Purana|puran]]ic mountain Mahendragiri is situated in [[Paralakhemundi]], | The [[Purana|puran]]ic mountain Mahendragiri is situated in [[Paralakhemundi]]. According to legend, it is the place where Lord Parashurama stays and does [[tapasya]]. Temples built by the [[Pandavas]] are seen. The main festival here{{Where|date=May 2024}} is [[Shivaratri]], the worship of [[Shiva]], the guru or preceptor of Lord Parashurama. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Mahendra Mountains are a mountain range described in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. They are identified[by whom?] as part of the Eastern Ghats, specifically within the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. They are the place where Bhargava Rama, or Parashurama, spends his days of life, as he is one of the chiranjeevi, meaning he has life up to pralaya. The mountains were visited by Arjuna as part of his pilgrimage.
It is said that Lord Parshurama did penance here, and will do so until the end of Kali Yuga.
The Sahyadrikhanda identifies the Sahyadri mountains as Mount Mahendra, where Parashurama performed his penances.[1]
Mahendragiri[edit | edit source]
The puranic mountain Mahendragiri is situated in Paralakhemundi. According to legend, it is the place where Lord Parashurama stays and does tapasya. Temples built by the Pandavas are seen. The main festival here[where?] is Shivaratri, the worship of Shiva, the guru or preceptor of Lord Parashurama.